Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in India
India: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 20.63 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in India, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
India recorded 20.63 kg/ha for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in India peaked at 20.64 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.63 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places India 7th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in India, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.63 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 7.72 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 7.82 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 7.92 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 8.02 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 8.12 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 8.23 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 8.33 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 8.44 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 8.56 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 8.66 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 8.7 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 8.76 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 9.01 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 9.26 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 9.53 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 9.94 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 9.99 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 10.32 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 10.72 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 10.94 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 11 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 11.53 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 11.95 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 12.27 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 12.87 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 12.7 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 13.55 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 13.87 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 14.08 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 14.73 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 15.01 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 15.28 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 15.83 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 16.31 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 16.85 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 17.63 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 17.32 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 16.38 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 15.76 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 15.77 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 16.37 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 16.48 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 16.72 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 17.58 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 17.37 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 17.95 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 18.1 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 18.61 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 18.83 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 18.88 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 19.22 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 20.14 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 19.41 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 19.52 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 19.45 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 19.71 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 20.07 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 20.17 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 20.07 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 20.36 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 20.64 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 20.63 kg/ha | -0.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 20.63 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.05 kg/ha, 3.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 20.63 kg/ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 19.62 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.03 kg/ha | 7.63 kg/ha | 8.44 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.27 kg/ha | 8.56 kg/ha | 10.32 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.14 kg/ha | 10.72 kg/ha | 13.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.94 kg/ha | 14.08 kg/ha | 17.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.07 kg/ha | 15.76 kg/ha | 18.61 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.54 kg/ha | 18.83 kg/ha | 20.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.42 kg/ha | 20.07 kg/ha | 20.64 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7.74 kg/ha compare
- 5 China 24.2 kg/ha compare
- 6 Israel 23.7 kg/ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 6.46 kg/ha compare
- 8 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.31 kg/ha compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 6.34 kg/ha compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.19 kg/ha compare
- 9 Lebanon 18.96 kg/ha compare
- 10 Armenia 18.63 kg/ha compare
- 10 Türkiye 5.95 kg/ha compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in India?
- Atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in India was 20.63 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 20.64 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.63 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does India rank for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- India ranks 7th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).